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Constituency

4. Karimganj South

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Assam Assembly Election, 1978

AS-KARIMGANJ-SOUTH

INC 41.1%won by 13.1%IND 28.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.3% to 13.1%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 23.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.1% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
46,390
Margin
6,059
13.06%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−51.1%
INC share
64.2% 41.1%
IND share
0.0% 28.0%
Turnout